A group of scientists led by the US Department of Energy's National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) has designed a monocrystalline mini solar panel that can convert laser light into electricity.

Alternating current (AC) electrical power has been used in industrial facilities and in people’s homes since 1882. Over the years, we have come to recognize the hazards associated with AC, and safety ...

What is partial discharge? Methods for measuring PD. How PD impacts high-voltage cables. Partial discharge (PD) is evidence of a degrading insulation system, which could trigger costly repairs and ...

Main steps in designing high-voltage systems. Attaining high reliability and high efficiency for high voltage. What are Pockels cells? A look at Marx pulse generators and a proposed boost version of ...

American utilities operate on an integrated power grid of more than 200,000 miles of high-voltage transmission lines. To distribute electricity through this system requires transmitting voltage at ...